Driverless taxis in Singapore in 2018
Visitors to Singapore will be able to use driverless taxis from 2018, which will be booked using a smartphone application.
Rangoon's hotels finally more affordable
The former capital of Myanmar, Yangon, gained a reputation for several years as the most expensive city in Asia, with demand far outstripping...
Good performance by Asian AAPA airlines
According to statistics released by the Asia-Pacific Airline Association (AAPA), the first half of 2016 saw a 6.2% increase in the number...
Skyteam will move all its flights to the future airport...
Skyteam will be the main alliance to transfer all its flights to the future 'New Beijing Airport' (provisional name), due to open in...
Air France: business up but revenue down
A darkening economic climate, yet one in which Air France is nonetheless holding its own: the Air France-KLM group has maintained...
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America, the new West Coast giant
Shareholders of Alaska Airlines and Virgin America have approved the merger of the two airlines announced last April. This hurdle cleared, the two airlines...
Thai Airways International confirms its intercontinental expansion
Thai Airways International appears to be done with its time in the wilderness. The Thai airline has confirmed the expansion of its intercontinental network with the...
AccorHotels acquires John Paul, world leader in private concierge services
After recently positioning itself in the booming private apartment rental market through equity investments in...
London Heathrow could benefit from Brexit
Supporters of the merits of a third runway at London Heathrow, Europe’s leading airport in terms of passenger numbers and also one of the most congested...
Lufthansa launches a proposal to acquire part of AirBerlin's activities
The carrier AirBerlin, Germany's second-largest airline after Lufthansa, is continuing to struggle to return to profitability. The German business daily Handelsblatt reported that Lufthansa...
Malaysia Airlines refocuses its operations from Kuala Lumpur
So says Peter Bellew, who took over from Christoph Müller at the head of Malaysia Airlines on the 1st of July last:
LOT and Alitalia assert themselves in Asia
Polish airline LOT wants to continue expanding its network in Asia. LOT has thus just announced the launch of a new route to Seoul. Launched...
Toronto Pearson improves pre-immigration formalities for the United States
Toronto Airport management, in partnership with Canadian security services and the border protection and security service...
Brexit: Could Switzerland serve as a model for a future...
Switzerland was until now one of the few countries in the heart of the European continent not to be part of the European Union. However,...
Is the Istanbul hub suffering?
The attack on Istanbul Atatürk Airport in June, followed by the aborted coup attempt in Turkey in July, could deal a serious blow to...
HOP! Air France is offering more flights from Clermont Ferrand this...
HOP! Air France is offering three seasonal routes from Clermont-Ferrand. Until September/October 2016, the airline is offering non-stop flights from the capital...
Difficulties with the integration of Embraer are forcing Austrian Airlines to reduce its...
Delays in pilot training for the 17 new Embraer aircraft of the Austrian airline Austrian Airlines have forced the management of...
Jetblue invests in services to Havana
The US airline JetBlue, based in New York, has announced plans to launch several scheduled routes between the United States and Cuba in the autumn. The airline...
American Express partners with Airbnb Business
Airbnb's position in business travel is set to be strengthened by the commercial agreement signed by the world leader in shared accommodation with American Express...
Qatar Airways to acquire a stake in LATAM Airlines
The Qatari airline is pursuing its investment strategy while tightening its ties with member airlines of the oneworld alliance. After taking a stake...
